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Multi-targeted Vaccinations Announced As a Success

VENEZUELA – Smallholders are being successfully involved in a swathe of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations that have incorporated a tick vaccine.

As well as FMD and tick-borne illnesses, farm-stock are vaccinated for rabies, encephalitis and equine brucellosis, making the rapid progress extraordinary, said programme coordinator Carlos Salas.

“The reason why we incorporated other vaccines was to control tick illness in cattle,” he said. “But, we don’t want to use Ivermectin to fight ticks, we want to reduce the use of chemicals and us the Herber biogar immunogen.”